Quality assessment of the forensic surveillance system: A data-quality monitoring system for substance-abuse detection in unnatural deaths in Thailand
Patrinee Traisathit, Wisarn Worasuwannarak, Apinun Aramrattana, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Nida Buawangpong, Kanicnan Intui, Apinut Rankantha, Yuphayong Thanuta, Pimwarat Srikummoon · 2026
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Patrinee Traisathit leads a 2026 study checking the quality of Thailand's forensic drug monitoring database. The system collects drug test results from postmortem exams of unnatural deaths across 25 forensic sites. Good records matter for tracking drug deaths and guiding policy.
The team re-entered a random 10 percent sample, 1,441 cases from 2021, and compared 638,100 paired data points. Of these, 1,418 records matched, and 98.5 percent of fields were the same in both sets. Date and time of death differed most, at 6.0 percent. Most gaps came from coding choices, typing errors, or later updates after confirmatory tests.
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| CREATOR | Patrinee Traisathit, Wisarn Worasuwannarak, Apinun Aramrattana, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Nida Buawangpong, Kanicnan Intui, Apinut Rankantha, Yuphayong Thanuta, Pimwarat Srikummoon |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34450 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |